"Tip: Guarding Psalms' "Break the Secret Door" failed!
You need to master higher knowledge of secret doors!"
…
Matthew was not surprised by this.
The Guarding Psalm can only break the secret doors at or below the intermediate level, but the portal in the core of the tree tower is obviously a high-end product.
If only it were that simple.
Spencer had already done it.
What puzzled him was that the Yunshang Ruins were clearly not far from the Yunzhong Hotel. The Cloud Elves were also known for their powerful flying abilities, so why did they bother to build a portal?
"There is no way to enter the Yunshang Ruins except through normal means."
Matthew feels that this inference is relatively tenable.
at the same time.
He is also full of fear and awe of the space behind the portal.
If it is true that there is a secret treasure house behind it as Kunna said, why did the cloud elf give up on it?
It is not difficult to tell from the manner in which Luo Lan was arrested in Zeshui City.
The technological strength of the Cloud Elves has reached a very terrifying level. They must be a considerable force if they can deal with the Sky Giants and Cyber Dragons.
There is a high probability that they will not voluntarily give up a valuable cloud ruin.
The greater possibility is that the benefits behind this portal have been squeezed out, and those who open the door in the future may not get anything, or even be harmed.
no matter what.
If you want to explore Yunshang Ruins, you must do enough homework and preparations.
"There should be relevant information in the alliance. Although the Cloud Elves are very powerful, they are also a subordinate force that nominally obeys the management of the Seven Saints Alliance."
"It would be best if I could get to know a few cloud elves and get more detailed information."
Matthew was not dominated by greed.
He walked around the tree tower with restraint and studied the magic runes nearby.
Deciphering the secret door is just incidental.
He was more interested in how the cloud elves fixed such a huge building in mid-air.
Matthew has not found any enchantment similar to "Super Levitation" on any floor of the hotel.
Only at the top of this tree tower.
He sensed some traces of the force field spell solidifying.
At the moment, he lit a few more Mage's Fires and studied them with relish.
The night passed quickly.
During this period, the frogmen came up and down, but they did not disturb Matthew.
Sometime after dawn.
Matthew climbed down from the top of the tree tower core dejectedly.
"can't read."
"It's too difficult. If you don't understand, you just don't understand."
When the book is used, I will regret it less.
Matthew had known for a long time that his basic skills were not strong enough, but he did not expect that it would be so difficult to interpret a solidified force field spell.
One night.
He could only barely decipher the meaning of some scraps.
As for the core content.
It is completely a heavenly book!
"Forget it, I'm just a necromancer who doesn't need much education."
He comforted himself silently.
at this time.
A somewhat familiar quarrel came from the platform below.
"We should go back to the surface! That's where the ogres live!"
This is Gezar's voice.
"Idiot, fate has led us here. There must be some mission waiting for us to complete. If we leave now, we will regret it a few years later."
Elf's aura was still very fierce when she cursed.
"Okay, okay, then I'll listen to you."
Gezar is cowardly.
"Be good, give me a kiss."
Elf seems to know how to control people.
Matthew felt funny when he heard their voices. This ogre was released by Rega last night. Before making this decision, he also asked Matthew for instructions. In the end, the two of them jointly decided to release the two-headed ogre.
.
Ogres are a classic misunderstood race.
Because the appearance is very similar to the troll except for the skin, and even the names are very similar, so most people think that the two are close relatives.
However, ogres and trolls are incompatible with each other in terms of blood.
Trolls are a type of aberration, descendants of ancient earth spirits. They are not only low in intelligence, but also do not belong to a civilized race.
The ogre is a cursed troll, and the troll is a highly intelligent race that has had a glorious civilization.
Their tribe has a cultural heritage.
Matthew once read in a book that before the Age of Enlightenment, before the gods dominated Irondor, the trolls established an unprecedented empire in the south.
Among them, the ogre tribe was the backbone of the troll empire. At that time, they were not called ogres, but were called "Savasin".
Savasin means wise man in Troll language.
There are many mages among the Savasin tribe.
It once represented the highest level of magic in the Troll Empire.
But as the troll empire was destroyed by several gods, the Savasin tribe was also cursed by the gods.
They still retain the ability to cast spells, but their intelligence is increasingly weakened by the curse.
finally.
The giant magicians of Savasin fell into one tragedy after another because their intelligence was not enough to control their innate spellcasting abilities.
Some years later.
The Savasin mages who wandered in the wilderness because their tribes were torn apart were gradually stigmatized as "ogres".
Until now.
Even most ogres have forgotten this past event.
They also accepted the identity of ogres.
He also started to try cannibalism.
But to be honest, due to the habits inherited from the Troll Empire, most ogres have extremely high standards for tasting food.
Human flesh is far from the best choice for ogres.
Only the most ravenous ogres will eat human flesh when forced to do so.
"Comparing ogres and trolls together intentionally or unintentionally is itself the result of deliberate stigmatization by some great beings, and they have always been good at doing this.
If you know this epic, when you meet a lost ogre, please tell him that the glory of the Troll Empire flows in his blood;
Please call him a descendant of the great Savasin.
If he sheds tears in front of you, I think you will gain a real Savasin friend."
The above are the original words from that book.
Although Matthew didn't intend to be so straightforward.
But he is also willing to give some opportunities to the descendants of Savasin.
"Have you thought about it in one night?"
"Where are you going next?"
Matthew walked down from the top floor and looked at Elf and Gezar who were still arguing with a smile.
"We plan to stay!"
"We can cook for you. Elf said you look like a very powerful mage."
Gezar said first.
Elf hit his forehead hard:
"Idiot, don't tell us what was whispered between us!"
Said.
She said to Matthew with some embarrassment:
"Not only are we good at cooking, but we also know a bit of magic. I can help you crack the secret door in the tree tower. I almost succeeded before those nasty blighters tied us up!"
Matthew looked surprised:
"You were here before the Blighters took over?"
Elf nodded:
"Yes, they came later.
This idiot Gezal and I originally lived in the Helen Mountains in the north. Oh, that place is so far away from here.
One evening.
On the way to hunting, we met the legendary Void Whale. You have seen the Void Whale. He is very, very big.
He appeared on the distant horizon, his body translucent, like a whale wandering in the sky.
Gezar said he saw a human figure on the whale's back.
But I didn't see it.
I just stared at the tentacles near the whale's mouth.
That's really beautiful.
I thought if I could cut a few strips, it might be the most delicious food in the world.
However, we fell asleep just watching it.
When we wake up.
We felt chilled all over and found ourselves lying on a cloud, which was actually a lump of ice.
There were many clouds around us at that time.
Some clouds are imaginary, and if you step on them, you will miss the mark;
Some clouds are lumps of hard ice;
Although some clouds are also icy, they will break into pieces as soon as you step on them.
We climbed out of those clouds with great difficulty.
Finally found this floating island in the sky.
We have no ability to fly and can't find a way down, so we can only look around for any opportunities to escape.
Finally I found the tree tower.
The secret door at the core of the tree tower looks a bit familiar to me, and it seems to overlap with the memory in my bloodline.
I tried to decipher it and found it really useful.
However, Gezal's brain capacity dragged me down.
My efficiency is not high enough.
I was only halfway through deciphering when the group of Blighters rushed up. They wanted to kill us rudely. Fortunately, I had an idea and said that I was a chef, so they were willing to let us go and tied us to the lower level.
They cook every day.
But what those big guys don’t know is that I’m much smarter than them!
I thought that the human mage would soon decipher the secret door, but who knew that so many days had passed without any progress.
Hey hey hey.
If you let me come, I will be able to decipher all the contents of the secret door in fifteen days at most."
Elf showed off proudly.
At this time Gezal bumped into her:
"Aren't these the secret words we agreed on? Aren't they things we can't tell him?"
Elf was stunned for a moment.
Immediately.
She shouted angrily:
"Gezar, keep your head away from me. I can feel the blood from your brain contaminating my intelligence! Damn it, I actually told all my secrets. It's all your fault."
Gezar was also angry:
"You can say something harsh to me again."
"I'm going to commit suicide."
"Go, go, go! You can jump next to me, let me see if you have the courage!"
The two of them started arguing again.
Matthew was seriously thinking about the information mentioned in Elf's words.
In fact, he was also curious about why the ogre appeared in the sky.
However, Elf's answer surprised him.
Matthew had heard a little about the legend of the "Void Whale", but it wasn't very clear.
He only knew that it was one of the strange stories that residents in the central and northern parts of the continent would occasionally mention.
It is said that summer evening.
When you stand on the endless plain, you may see the legendary "Void Whale".
It seemed to be a huge creature from the void. It had a huge body like a whale, but it soared in the sky like a bird, swimming above the horizon.
Among the people of central and northern Irondor, the meaning of the Void Whale is very extreme.
Some believe he will bring luck to those who witness it.
Some people also think that it is a sign of disaster.
Matthew didn't have much relevant knowledge. He just vaguely thought that if what Elf said was true, then it was the power of the Void Whale that brought the ogre to the sky.
Their initial location should be at the edge of the Yunshang ruins.
This means that the Void Whale is most likely related to the Yunshang Ruins.
The formation of the ruins on the cloud is related to a certain senior time traveler.
For a while.
Matthew's imagination is endless.
Finally, Matthew agreed that Elf and Gezar should stay, and planned to leave three ghost wolves to stay here permanently.
He didn't have any expectations for Elf's magic level.
In his opinion.
This may be the descendants of Savasin exaggerating to reflect their own value.
After appeasing the ogre.
It's almost dawn.
Soon after, Rhaegar came up with a tired look on his face and told Matthew that things for the bullywugs had been settled.
The Bullywug Village is very grateful for their help and plans to reach a preliminary friendly agreement with Rolling Stone Town.
This is somewhat good news.
The two stood on the edge of the platform.
The sun is shining brightly today, and apart from the ruins above the clouds, there are not a few clouds visible.
The sunlight on the platform was a bit harsh, causing pain on the skin.
From here, you can see the villages and wastelands in the southern land.
The wind slapped Matthew's face randomly.
He took a deep breath.
The skylight and cloud shadows in front of you give people a feeling of stress relief.
"You try this."
Rhaegar handed over a monocular telescope.
Matthew knew it was a magic item as soon as he got it, and the price was not low. Even the edges were made of heavy fine gold.
He put his left eye up curiously, adjusted the lens tube slightly, and looked toward the southwest.
The next second.
He said "Huh".
In the lens tube, a very clear scene of mountains and rivers actually appeared!
Matthew adjusted his position slightly.
Soon after, he saw a high mountain with a huge waterfall hanging down from it.
Not far below the mountain, there are towns dotted with houses on the plain.
That is the town of Gao Ye Ling!
Matthew quickly realized how extraordinary this telescope was.
It maximizes the multiplier.
You can almost see whole blocks of houses like a satellite map, and you can barely distinguish a little bit of human flow.
But just when he was watching it with gusto.
A jet-black light flashed through the lens.
Matthew quickly caught up with his camera.
The next second.
The shadow of a black dragon flew over Gao Ye Ling!
However, his dragon head is facing.
It is clearly facing the east.
That's the direction of Rolling Stone!
"Rhaegar? I saw a dragon!"
Matthew's voice was full of solemnity.
"Don't worry, look at the south and north again."
Rhaegar said.
Matthew did as he was told.
Soon, he saw the golden fertile fields in the south and the rapids in the north.
Similar scenes occurred in both directions.
He saw the shadow of a red dragon in the south of the golden fertile field.
In the direction of Rapids City and Jade Cangting, there is the shadow of a green dragon.
Like the black dragon, the heads of these two dragons are facing Rolling Stone Town!
"How is this going?"
Matthew put down the binoculars and asked seriously.
"Don't be nervous. The direction of the dragon's head doesn't mean anything. It's just a reminder of the threats we may face nearby."
Rhaegar took the telescope.
Even so, his expression was not relaxed.
"This is a strategic treasure. I have used it to win two of the most critical battles. The current situation in Rolling Stone Town is not the worst, but it is not possible to sit back and relax. These dragons may not be coming for us.
Yes, but I always feel that we will have a conflict with at least one of them."
Rhaegar said so.
Matthew was silent for a long time.
After seeing it.
He spoke slowly:
"Let me tell you, Rhaegar, how much support can you get from Purgatory?"
Rega stared into his eyes. Half a minute later, he looked sideways at the clouds in the distance:
"If I wanted to, I could have an endless army of devils."
"But I can give you a clear answer now, I don't want to."
"I won't completely open that portal.
As long as I'm alive.
That scene will never happen.
I know very well what kind of creature the devil is, and I also know very well what impact my decision may have on the world.
Matthew.
I have witnessed too many deaths in my life, innocent or inevitable, and the withering away of each life makes me tired.
I know that war is inevitable, and I also know that he will not change my will.
I just don’t want to, and I don’t want to be that king with hands full of blood.
You may think my idea is ridiculous.
In fact, I find it ridiculous myself.
Ever since I returned to Rolling Stone Town and became the lord here, I have gradually lost all ambition.
It is precisely because of this that my wife, with whom I was very loving, finally chose to leave me.
She is an ambitious person who is eager to build a career.
And I just want to protect my Rolling Stone Town and the people in it.
I just want to watch Xifu grow up, get married, and have children in peace and contentment.
Ten or twenty years later.
Maybe I will have a few grandsons, and they will fight and fight in the lord's house every day, which will give me a headache.
Maybe I will retire early, leave Rolling Stone to the next generation, go fishing by the river, and live a quiet life.
Maybe my son-in-law will make my daughter sad. At that time, I think I will put on my shirt and teach him a lesson.
Maybe I will be happy in my old age, with many children and grandchildren, and Rolling Stone will become increasingly prosperous.
after my death.
People who come to pay their respects will cry sincerely at the funeral.
They will write a few words like this on their epitaph -
Resting here is Rhaegar, the second generation lord of Rolling Stone Town.
He is incompetent, cowardly, childish and ridiculous.
But a good lord.
that's enough."
Matthew nodded after hearing this.
He could understand Rhaegar's final choice.
"Do you think my idea is unrealistic?"
Rhaegar turned to him and asked:
"I gave up opening the door to purgatory. When I told other people about this decision, they all had reservations."
"Zeller, Asma, Brynn, Richard... and even Li Weiqi all advised me that if I don't open this door, maybe someone else will open another door. The world will still suffer,
Maybe one day I will regret it."
"I understand what they said is right."
"But I no longer want to hurt other people. I want to use our own power to protect Rolling Stone instead of relying on the devil."
Rhaegar watched him silently.
There was a hint of hope in his eyes.
Matthew knew what he was longing for.
So he opened his mouth and said:
"I don't think their idea is wrong either, but I think your approach is correct."
"Everyone is likely to regret it. If decisions are made because they may regret it in the future, then many decisions will lose their original meaning."
"I stand in your position, and I may not be willing to open that door. In short, I support you."
Rhaegar's face looked touched.
But soon, he smiled and asked:
"So you should give me an explanation, right? What is your relationship with the Seven Saints Alliance?"
Matthew pondered:
"I am just a newcomer who has just joined the alliance. The reason why Ekmund appears here is just to give my mentor a face.
Many people in the league now think that I have a bright future. When I joined A1, I looked very successful.
But only I know.
All this is like a castle in the air, flashy and lacking in foundation.
As long as there is a slight change, they will burst like bubbles.
If the war really starts, all I can guarantee is that I will try my best.
Regarding the mages in the alliance, there is a high probability that they will not end up, and I don’t expect more of them."
What Matthew said was true.
He never felt like he had a good relationship with the league.
Are Isabel's students very popular?
Ronan thought the same way before being thrown into the star realm.
From beginning to end, Matthew never forgot her moodiness and mental worries.
He knew very well that everything he had came from Isabel's whim arrangements.
My identity is not a golden ticket to avoid death.
Isabel's students can be found throughout the Union.
Blinken is a lesson learned from the past.
When the hidden boss of the alliance tried to eliminate Blinken, did Isabel take care of it?
The answer is obviously no.
She doesn't care about the life or death of her students at all.
Or.
In the eyes of a mage of her level.
Only those who survive and grow into legends are qualified to be her students.
Matthew deeply understood his situation, and he knew that the only thing he could do was to use Isabel's influence as much as possible to enhance his own power before she lost interest in him.
During this period, he must stick to his heart and walk on thin ice.
He told Rhaegar exactly what was in his heart.
After hearing this, Rega nodded solemnly:
"I understand, you don't have to look very stressed. Rolling Stone's ability to stand today does not rely on the strength of one or two people.
It depends on all of us, you, me, Zeller, and Li Weiqi, Richard, Brad, old Faron, your undead people and that little druid brother... and many, many others.
people.
We are by no means fighting alone, we have many partners.
As long as we all are here, Rolling Stone will be there.
Because this is Rolling Stone for all of us.
I believe you think so too."
Said.
He extended his right hand generously and said with a bold smile:
"Well, it's a pleasure to officially meet you, the Necromancer who likes to plant trees."
Snapped!
Matthew gave him a high-five:
"Nice to meet you, peace-loving Prince of Purgatory."
Finished.
The two of them turned towards the distance together.
The midday sun shines through the ruins above the clouds.
The nearby clouds reflect circles of colorful light.
"It's so beautiful."
Rhaegar sighed.
Matthew quietly admired the beautiful scenery without speaking.
After a while.
Rhaegar suddenly asked:
"How do we get back?"
Matthew's voice suddenly changed tone:
"Rhaega? Do you want to do something exciting?"
Rega's expression changed:
"don't want!"
However, before he finished speaking, a huge force came from behind him. He turned his head suddenly, only to find Renesmee standing behind him and kicking him!
"Matthew!!!!!!"
Rhaegar's howl came from below the platform.
His body fell rapidly.
There is the whistling sound of wind next to my ears.
But the next second.
A strong force gripped his body tightly.
The Fengshen Pterosaur controlled the airflow, and Rhaegar flew a certain distance with his hair hanging on his face.
Immediately afterwards.
He suddenly threw it upwards and threw the shocked Rhaegar on his back.
After that, he quickly swept away in the direction of Rolling Stone Town.
Soon after.
The pterosaur lowered its altitude.
Wasteland and woods became clearly visible.
Buildings with red walls and black tiles in the distance also come into view.
To avoid causing disturbance.
Matthew quickly landed on the northern wasteland.
He put Rhaegar down and asked:
"How does it feel?"
Rega covered her mouth and held it in for a long time, only to say:
"Damn the Necromancer!"
…
Two days later.
In the cemetery.
Matthew carefully pulled a body out of the mud vat.
After carefully checking the soaking condition of the body.
He took out the Dark Divine Oil.
The second step of making the Black Warrior began——